roggianite

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English

Etymology

Named in honour of Aldo Giuseppe Roggiani (1914-1986), Italian science teacher who found the first specimen and an expert on the mineralogy of the Ossola region

Roggiani + -ite

Noun

roggianite

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Roggianite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.